To revive the Les Paul market, the obvious solution seemed to look back at tradition with the Sunburst finishes the Kalamazoo-based company was famous for, showcasing the beautiful maple tops with a transparent finish. The idea was not new: already between 19 Gibson had made some Les Paul prototypes in Sunburst finish and over the years Gibson received some custom orders for Les Paul Cremona Sunburst, such as the Les Paul 6 12292 of 1956, which was probably the first Les Paul equipped with humbucking pickup - although it was the version used for lap steel. To counteract the sharp decline in sales of the Goldtop since 1955 - 598 models sold in 1957 against 2245 in 1953 - in 1958 Gibson unveiled the Les Paul Sunburst.
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